Michigan Chronicle’s Pancakes & Politics Overdrive Series Returns

The Michigan Chronicle’s Pancakes & Politics season is here with not only a four-part event series (April-June) highlighting business, political, and economic issues concerning Detroit and Michigan, but this season the brand is kicking things up a notch and going into “overdrive.”

This year, Pancakes & Politics is deepening its reach even more by expanding its “Overdrive” series that was introduce last year. “Overdrive” will cover engaging, diverse topics throughout the year.

The 2022 Michigan Chronicle’s Pancakes & Politics season digital element (sponsored by Business Leaders for Michigan) will bring special guests inside  the Michigan Chronicle’s Studio 1452 and throughout the community for exclusive content that will feature business leaders and newsmakers.

Opal Maye, vice president of special events & programming for Real Times Media, told the Michigan Chronicle that the Overdrive series was “birthed out of the pandemic” after not holding the in-person events live and successfully navigating virtually produced events until recently.

“I think the business model is changing – it’s now a hybrid of what we used to do. Also, now we can bring more content that reaches more people,” Maye said of the Overdrive production offerings.

Maye added that content and creativity are the cornerstones of what the Overdrive series topics will be centered around with unique guests and in-depth discussions soon to be had.

“The sky is the limit on who we can reach and what the conversation can be about,” Maye said.

Michigan Chronicle’s Pancakes & Politics Overdrive will be amplified across all Michigan Chronicle digital platforms, including the Michigan Chronicle’s website at www.michiganchronicle.com, on its social media platforms, and it will be distributed via email.

Business Leaders for Michigan, the state’s business roundtable, is interested in making Michigan a Top 10 state for jobs, education, widely shared prosperity, and a healthy economy. The organization comprises the executive leaders of Michigan’s largest companies and universities. Their members drive nearly 40% of the state’s economy, generate over $1 trillion in annual revenue and serve almost half of all Michigan public university students. Find out more at www.businessleadersformichigan.com.

The Michigan Chronicle and Real Times Media (RTM) also welcomes Detroit’s business elite back for the first time since last year to Michigan Chronicle’s Pancakes & Politics full season, which kicks off on Friday, March 18.

The series is back for 2022, presenting the first in-person season live at the Detroit Athletic Club. The first of the series will highlight meaningful conversations for Detroiters and feature Governor Gretchen Whitmer as the keynote speaker.

Hosted by President and CEO of Ignition Media Group Dennis Archer Jr. The other forums are scheduled for April 21, May 19, and June 16 and will host an audience of invited business, political, and community leaders. Each panel will be broadcasted to the public at a later date. Stay tuned to MichiganChronicle.com for broadcast dates.